Bag and suitcase.



ATHELSTAN H. CHRISTIE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BAG AND sUITcAsE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30,191'8,

Application tiled August 13, 1917. Serial No. 185,827.

To oil wwm t may concern:

Be it known that I,- ATHELSTAN H.

CHRISTIE, a. citizen of the United States, and

resident of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Bags and Suitcases, of which the following isa specification containing a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the 'accompanying drawings, forming a parthereof.

My invention relates to certain new improvements in bags and suit cases,and has orits primary object a construction of a bag or suit casewherein the handle or handles by means of which the ease is carried, aresecured directly to the partition or partitions of the case, thuseliminating the -eX- pense -of framework of the case.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a suit ease in open position and thepartitions partly opened and the handles secureddirectly to thepartitions;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the case closed illustrating theposition of the handles;l

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken onl line 43-3, Fig. 2 ofthe caseclosed; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmental transverse section. I Referring to the drawings 1and 2 indicate the two sections or compartments of the suit case, thebacks 3 of which are made out of a continuous piece of material whichforms the hinge connection between the compartments as illustrated inFig. 1. The end` and side walls of the compartments or sections areconstructed in any desirable manner. Secured to the side wall 4 ispartition 5 and secured to the side wall 6 is a partition 7. Thepartitions 5 and 7 are shown secured to these walls by means of thelining 8. Formed in the side walls 9 and 10 are depressions 11 and 12.'These depressions are formed so as to receive the handle 13 carried bypartition 5 and thev handle 14 carried by partition 7 Secured to theside wall 9 is a ledge 15 and secured to the side wall 10 is a ledge 16.When partitions 5 and 7 are closed they rest upon these ledges. Thepartitions 5 and 7 are made to snugly tit on the inside ot' thec()n'lpartments 1 and 2, and acting as a reinforcement- \\'hcn vclosedJtor the edges or walls of the compartments. Secured to the partition 5are series of studs 17, and secured to the comliartment 2 are series ofsockets 1 3, by means ot' which itl desired,.the partition 5 may besecured to the'section or compartment 2; likewise .the partition 7 isprovided with studs 19 and the compartment section 1 is provided withsockets `by means of which said partition 7 may be secured within thecompartment 1.

The handles 13 and114 are secured to the partitions' and 7 in any.suitable mechanical manner and when the case is closed as illustrated inFigs. 2 and 3, the handles project on the outside of the case. The caseis pro- Vided with the usual fasteners 22 and lock 23. When the case -isclosed, the partitions' 5 and 7 will be located around and/within thetop walls of the compartments or'sections 1 and 2, the handlesprojecting through l the case as illustrated inFigs. 2 and 3, from whichit will be observed that the entireweight of the case is on thepartitions 5 and 7. These partitions not only support the weight of thecase through the handles 13 and 14, butas previously stated, reinforceand strengthen the walls of the sections 1 and 2, thus obviating thenecessity of any framing of the case. Furthermore, it will be observedvthat the edges of the sections 1 and 2 abut and lie in the same planeswhen the case is closed as distinguished fronrcases i wherein the edgeof the case lieson the inside of the lid rim.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is: 1

1. A suit case comprising two ,compartments, the backs whereof areformed of a continuous piece of material, a partition for eachcompartment hinged to the material out of-which the backs are formed andadapted to lie wholly within the walls of the compartment, a ledgesecured on the inside of each compartment' against which the partitionis adapted to be positioned when the same is closed, and a handlesecured to each partition and adapted to project betweenthe walls of thecompartments whereby the entire weight of the case is supported by thepartitions.

2. A suit case comprising twocompartments,'the backs of which are formedof a continuous piece of material, and the walls whereof, when the caseis closed, occupy the same planes, a partition for each compartmenthinged to the material out of which the hacks areA formed and adapted tolie wholly within' the walls of thc compartment when the partitions areclosed, a ledge secured on the 'inside of each compartment against whichthe partition is ndapl'ed to he posiq tioned when the saine dosed, ahuurde Se- Cured i0 each partition and udaped ilo project beyond thewalls of ihe eoinparinienie' whereby the entire Weight of the ease ifasnpported by the partitions.

3. A Suit ense comprising two compartments, the bucks whereof are formedof :L eontinuons piece of fiexihie materialil a partition for eachcompartment hinged to the material out of which the buche nre forme/land adapted to he Wholly within the MAUS of the compartmenta the ends ofthe pertitions and top edges tiiereof'ing against the Contiguous facesof the walls of che c0nipartmentrand the top edge of eachCompainentfheing provided with notches, u .ledge secured on the insideof each Compartment againstwhich the partition is adapted to hepositioned 'when the saine is closed, a handle secured 13o eachpartition and adapted to project through the recesses formed in thewalls of the compartments whereby the entire Weight of the ease issupported by the partitions.

ln testimony whereof, I have signed my innne o Jhis specification, inpresence of tivo subscribing Witnesse.

A THELSTAN H. CHRSTE. aWitnesses R A. VTEGNER,

E, L. WALLACE.

